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#retrocomputing

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jbz

⚡ Unveiling the EndBOX • EndBASIC

｢ The EndBOX will run, for lack of a better name, the EndBOX OS. This OS is a quick-to-boot disk image, built on NetBSD, that just exposes EndBASIC. The primary goal behind the OS is get you to a prompt as quickly as possible while offering “advanced” features like USB input and Wi-Fi connectivity. A secondary goal is to be resilient to power cuts ｣

endbasic.dev/2025/06/unveiling

EndBASICUnveiling the EndBOX - EndBASIC Remember when turning a computer on meant instantly jumping into code? No bloat, no distractions—just you and a prompt? That’s the experience I’ve been working to bring back with the EndBOX: a small, resilient, nostalgia-packed, all-screen computer that boots straight into the retro-inspired EndBASIC environment you already know. And today, six months after its inception, I’m excited to formally show you the first working prototypes—though they are still rough and need refinement. Let’s dive into the goals for the EndBOX and what it could become with your help.
#endbox#endbasic#retrocomputing
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Wolfgang Stief

Dear Computer History people: I'm searching for books covering the history of the MIT Media Lab.The only one I found so far is "The Media Lab" by Stewart Brand, released in 1988. So a bit dated. Are you aware of other titles, which also cover the time AFTER 1988? It might be titles on other subjects but with a significant amount on the MIT Media Lab.

Edit: There is some material on their website as well: media.mit.edu/about/history/

MIT Media LabHistory – MIT Media LabA brief history of the Media LabWhen the MIT Media Lab first opened its doors in 1985, it combined a vision of a digital future with a new style of creative in…
#vintagecomputing#retrocomputing#techhistory
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Jack

early programming language implementations were often distributed and published in physical form

machine code is listed alongside program text with redundancies for catching transcription errors

and particular to the medium, you can see the author's presence through their hand-written comments.

this to me is emblematic of programs as facilitating interpersonal meaning-making. less expressive than natural language certainly but no less humane.

a scan of code implementing the FORTRAN programming language. the text was printed on a typewriter, including columns of machine-readable numbers besides printed text of their meaning. in the page margin, the author's handwriting notes "IN MEMORY HOW IT LOOKS", giving context to what is implemented.
#permacomputing#retrocomputing#computerhistory
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DesertFOX

A few years ago, while I was still in the process of filling in the basic gaps in my MS-DOS collection, I felt the sudden need to start another retro section for the first computer I had owned as a kid... the Commodore Amiga. At that point in time, I had so much to learn and I am still working on it to this day. And while my Amiga section still isn't nearly as huge as the MS-DOS archive, it's come a long way from very humble beginnings.

Current size of the collections:

- MS-DOS: 560GB
- Amiga: 52.9GB

Cheers to all of you collectors out there!

😉

Comparing my MS-DOS and Amiga collections. MS-DOS: 560GB, Amiga: 52.9GB
#RetroGaming#RetroComputing#RetroGames
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Peter Van Eynde

I was doing a spot of spring cleaning in my office and noticed that I have a number of old computer books which I really loved and had a big influence on me. I guess it's #RetroComputing, but for me most of these are still current.
Some I read before my English was good enough, I hope you can appreciate the Dutch versions of some classics.

A small pile of older computer books on a white floor. The books are: - the Coherent unix manual - Ti99/4A manual in Dutch - Turbo Pascal Complete by Jeff Duntemann in Dutch - The OS/2 Concept by Letwin in Dutch - The intel 386 by Leventhal in Dutch - The pink shirt book in Dutch
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